Land Use Data for Latitude 43.75 Longitude 42.75

Locations

Malka river ravine Outskirts of Kislovodsk Priel'brus'ye National Park Ravine of Gundelen-Tyzyl river Valley of Khasaut river, mountains B.Bermamyt and M.Bermamyt Verhne-Malkinskiy Zakaznik

Agricultural Land Uses

Rainfed agriculture (Subsistence/Commercial)
Cropped Agriculture with mod. intensive livestock
Cropped Agriculture with intensive livestock
Mixture crops- moderate livestock and large scale irrigation
Urban land
Sparsely vegetated areas - Mod. intensive pastoralism

Ecosystems

Temperate drylands

Livestock

Cattle
Goats
Pigs
Poultry
Sheep

Crops

Potatoes
Sugar beat

Growing Period (days)

120 to 149
150 to 179

Soil Types

Chernozems (Black soils rich in organic matter)
Vertisols (Heavy clay)

Terrain

Plain or plateau
Mountain 800-1500 m, slope > 5%

Slopes (degrees)

0.5 to 2
2 to 5
5 to 8
8 to 16
16 to 30

Population Density (persons per km²)

2 to 10
10 to 50
50 to 250
above 250

Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)

10 to 20
30 to 40